Achieving AgencyAchieving AgencyYour Place in the Technology EcosystemYour Place in the Technology Ecosystem

Tom Haymes, Director of Technology, NWCTom Haymes, Director of Technology, NWC

Means vs. EndsMeans vs. EndsUnless you are building it, a technology is Unless you are building it, a technology is

never an End, it is only ever a Means to an Endnever an End, it is only ever a Means to an End

What are the What are the Ends of Education?Ends of Education?

Surfing the WaveSurfing the WaveThe world is changing outside of academia.The world is changing outside of academia.

Are we riding the wave or being engulfed by it?Are we riding the wave or being engulfed by it?

Outsourcing OurselvesOutsourcing OurselvesDaniel Pink (and many others):Daniel Pink (and many others):

Technology and the evolution of workTechnology and the evolution of work

Daniel Pink’sDaniel Pink’sThree QuestionsThree Questions

Can someone Can someone overseas do it overseas do it cheaper?cheaper?

Can a computer do it Can a computer do it faster?faster?

Is what I’m offering in Is what I’m offering in demand in an age demand in an age of abundance?of abundance?

How Does this Change Our How Does this Change Our Jobs?Jobs?

This is not a technology question This is not a technology question It is a It is a societalsocietal (and therefore pedagogical) question (and therefore pedagogical) question

Predicting Predicting the Futurethe Future

The Horizon ReportThe Horizon Report

What is New is OldWhat is New is OldPerspective is Critical: Don’t look at the technology, Perspective is Critical: Don’t look at the technology,

look at what the technology is trying to do.look at what the technology is trying to do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpK7h4mjUhM&feature=player_embedded

What are the What are the Ends of Education?Ends of Education?

AdaptationAdaptation3 Approaches to rethinking the Education-Technology 3 Approaches to rethinking the Education-Technology

nexus in a world of information abundancenexus in a world of information abundance

Douglas EngelbartDouglas EngelbartI. Augmenting Human IntellectI. Augmenting Human Intellect

II. Ruben Puentedura’s SAMR model

III. A Media & III. A Media & Technology Technology EcosystemEcosystem

John Naughton’s definition John Naughton’s definition of a successful ecosystem:of a successful ecosystem:1.1. It is a It is a SystemSystem2.2. It is characterized by It is characterized by DiversityDiversity3.3. It requires It requires Co-evolutionCo-evolution4.4. But there are But there are Keystone Keystone SpeciesSpecies

A fundamental problem: We tend A fundamental problem: We tend to view technologies in isolation to view technologies in isolation from ends, the human element, from ends, the human element,

and other technologies.and other technologies.

Five Strategies to Achieve Five Strategies to Achieve Teaching AgencyTeaching Agency

The EACOS ModelThe EACOS Model

1. 1. Understand Understand the the EndsEnds of of what you are what you are trying to trying to accomplishaccomplish

2. Think of technology as 2. Think of technology as an an AugmentationAugmentation of your of your teachingteaching

““We refer to a way of life in an integrated domain where We refer to a way of life in an integrated domain where hunches, cut-and-try, intangibles, and the human ‘feel for hunches, cut-and-try, intangibles, and the human ‘feel for

a situation’ usefully coexist with powerful concepts, a situation’ usefully coexist with powerful concepts, streamlined technology and notation, sophisticated streamlined technology and notation, sophisticated

methods, and high-powered electronic aids.” methods, and high-powered electronic aids.” - Douglas Engelbart, 1962- Douglas Engelbart, 1962

3. 3. CreativelyCreatively bridge barriers using bridge barriers using technology solutions to approach technology solutions to approach the problem from a different the problem from a different perspectiveperspective

““The new age fairly glitters with opportunity The new age fairly glitters with opportunity but it is as unkind to the slow of foot as it is to but it is as unkind to the slow of foot as it is to

the rigid of mind”the rigid of mind”- Daniel Pink - Daniel Pink

Pink’s Six SkillsPink’s Six Skills1)1)DesignDesign: Moving : Moving beyond function to beyond function to engage the sensesengage the senses2)2)StoryStory: Narrative added : Narrative added to products and services to products and services - not just argument- not just argument3)3)SymphonySymphony - Adding - Adding invention and the big invention and the big picturepictureEmpathyEmpathy - Going - Going beyond logic and beyond logic and engaging emotion and engaging emotion and intuitionintuition5)5)PlayPlay - Bringing humor and light-heartedness to your - Bringing humor and light-heartedness to your workwork6)6)MeaningMeaning - The purpose is the journey, internal - The purpose is the journey, internal motivationmotivation

4. Always be on the 4. Always be on the lookout for technology lookout for technology OpportunitiesOpportunities

““The computer is simply an instrument The computer is simply an instrument whose music is ideas.”whose music is ideas.”

- Alan Kay- Alan Kay

5. Take a 5. Take a SystemicSystemic approach to technologyapproach to technology

““Intellectual life and cultural development Intellectual life and cultural development thrive in environments which make it easy to thrive in environments which make it easy to

abstract, excerpt, borrow, and remix.”abstract, excerpt, borrow, and remix.”- John Naughton- John Naughton

EACOSEACOS Focus on Focus on EEndsnds

Use Technology to Use Technology to AAugmentugment

Engage in Engage in CCreativereative problem-solvingproblem-solving

Pursue Pursue OOpportunitiespportunities

Think Think SSystemicallyystemically

Final Final ThoughtsThoughts

The End should always The End should always take precedence over take precedence over the Meansthe Means

You cannot stand stillYou cannot stand still

The outside world should The outside world should drive your teaching drive your teaching strategies, not strategies, not technology technology

What What Now?Now?

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Works Works CitedCited

•Brynjolfsson, Erik; McAfee, Andrew, Brynjolfsson, Erik; McAfee, Andrew, Race Against the MachineRace Against the Machine (Digital (Digital Frontier Press, 2011).Frontier Press, 2011).

•Engelbart, Douglas, “Augmenting Engelbart, Douglas, “Augmenting Human Intellect” at Human Intellect” at http://stanford.io/3iwwIghttp://stanford.io/3iwwIg

• Naughton, John, Naughton, John, What You Really What You Really Need to Know About the InternetNeed to Know About the Internet (London: Querecus, 2012)(London: Querecus, 2012)

•New Media Consortium, New Media Consortium, The Horizon The Horizon ReportReport Higher-Ed Edition 2013, Higher-Ed Edition 2013, http://bit.ly/wPZ75Nhttp://bit.ly/wPZ75N

•Pink, Daniel, Pink, Daniel, A Whole New MindA Whole New Mind(New (New York: Penguin, 2006)York: Penguin, 2006)

•Puentedura, Ruben, “The SAMR Puentedura, Ruben, “The SAMR Model: Six Exemplars” at Model: Six Exemplars” at http://bit.ly/Oiq9nqhttp://bit.ly/Oiq9nq